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aamthjhe pk lonescouts r what shall we do this season of the year is often one in which lone scouts ask themselves ind each other what shall we do often the weather outdoors is so in clement that it is no fun to go for a hike or to enjoy outdoor games and we are at a loose end and do not know how to occupy our time but now is the time when 6 thought ful lonie should be preparing for the springtime and summer which after all are not very far off we know of one lone patrol that is already planning for summer outings and camps and who are building a trek cart on bicycle wheels which they hope will ease their shoulders of many a heavy burden during the com ing summer tents and camping kit repairs can be made if needed then ran be hunted out and overhauled and ulso what about that smart camp gadget that you saw another chap take to camp and which you made up your mnd to manufacture when you eot home now is the time to do all these things in other words get prepared then there are other things that you can do preparo for the things which commenco so quickly in the spring time and which pass by in such haste how many of you meant to work for the bird wardens badge last year for instance you have to keep a re cord of the birds and nests in your district for over a year but the sea son got too far advanced and you hadnt a note book prepared so you passed it up till next year maybe you meant to work for the xaturalists badge too but slipped up on that one also this year be ready for these things prepare your record and note books now so that when the first birds come along ami the first blos soms bloom you will be all set to tale note of the occasion now also is the vtrn to wcr for and earn such badges as tailor star- man sigravlt safetyman reader radio man public health man plumb er photographer musician missioner metal worker master at arms healthy man handy man entertainer engineer electrician debater clerk citizen carpenter bookbinder artist ambulance man etc you see there is plenty of scope to keep you busy indoors at this time of the year and your scoutmaster will give you full particulars of the requirements of any of the above badges it you do not know and will take the trouble to ask him of course if the weather is such that you can get out of doors thero is lots of fun to bo had on winter ski and snowshoe hikes tracking games and hunting for the tracks ot wild animals etc and of course it usually is not hard to find some sort of good turn to do in your neighbourhood remember whatever the circum stances a good lone scout does not waste time but keeps himself busy and thus improves his knowledge and his character that scouting really is a worldwide brotherhood is evidenced continually in many ways but this week it is in teresting to note that our brother scouts in india are really putting into practice the 4th scout law which tells us that a scout is a friend to all and a brother to every other scout india of all countries with her rigid caste system is the most difficult place for a native boy to put this law into practice but president shri ram bajpai at a hindu scout conference in the punjab declared that for them the chief application of this law was the uplifting of the un touchables for some years hindu scouts have been working and mixing with low caste boys ignoring the pre vious strict rules which prevented them from doing this interesting too is the report from daru papua in the pacific ocean which informs us that another troop the second has been formed in that district the first troop of these boys whoso fathers were headhunters was started in 192s and is now a com pleto group of cubs scouts and rovers scouts and a cholera epidemic according to a british missionary publication hindu and christian bos- scouts took charge of a panicstricken village in hyderabad during a cholera epidemic and saved 102 out of 135 cholera cases they disinfected houses burisd the dead provided medicine iihi food and treated the wells pre viously the villagers had opposed the scouts now the troop lias full sup port in maintaining sanitary condi tions and in carrying out other pro gressive measures the governorgeneral of scouting there la no doubt that the scout movement is doing n work of national importance in the training of boys and young men for actively useful citizen ship and a work of international im portance in the interest of world friendship and peace his excellency the governorgeneral at a recent ot tawa meeting ot the dominion execu tive committee ot the boy scouts as sociation the lone scout branch of the boy scoutsassocation is open to boys be tween 12 and 18 years of age inclu sively who are not able to join a re gular troop of scouts but who are keen to take advantage of boy scout training information concerning this branch will be gladly given to all n- terested who care to write to the boy scouts association lono scout de partment 330 bay street toronto 2 lone e sunday school lesson tom brown goes to sg a11 thc road set rugby tom had never been in london and would have liked to have stopped it the belle savage where they had been put down by the star just at dusk that he maght have gone rov ing about those endless mysterious gaslit streets which with their glare nd hum and moving crowds excited him so that he couldnt talk even but as soon as he found that the peacock arrangement would get him torugby by twelve oclock in the day whereas otherwise he wouldnt be there till the evening all other plans melted away his one absorbing aim being to become a public schoolboy as fast ns possible and six hours sooner or later seeming to him of the most alarming importance tom and his father had alighted at the peacock at about seve in the evening and having heard with un feigned joy the paternal order at the bar of steaks and oystersauco for ouppor in hnlfanhour and seen his father seated cosily b- the bright fire in tho coffeeroom with the paper in his hand tom had run out to see about him had wondered at all the vehicles passing and repassing and had fraternized with tho boots and oatler from whom ho ascertained that miles an hour including stoppages savo 2000 a year then being summoned to supper he had regaled himself in one of the bright little boxes of the peacock coffeeroom on the beefsteak and un- imited oystersauco till the squire observing toms state and re membering that it was nearly nine oclock and that the tallyho left at three sent tho little fellow off to the chambermaid with a shako of the hand tom having stipulated in the morning before starting that kissing should now cease between them and a few parting wtrds tom was car ried off by the chambermaid in a brown study from which he was rous ed in a clean little attic by that buxom person calling him a little darling and kissing him a3 sho left tho ioom which indignity ho was too much surprised to resent thomas hughes in tom browns school days -4- sovlet opens childrens opera leningrad an opera house for children has been opened here per formances last from 6 pm to 10 pm tho first production was kimsky-kor- sakovs ohistmas night town llghtless for economy mexico me nineteen thirtythree will bo a llghtless year in this village by foregoing street lamps mexico will febt jary 19 lesson viii jesus teaching by parables the growth of th kingdom mark 4 2134 golden text the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the lord as the waters cover the sea isaiah 119 analysis i cods torchbearers mar 42125 ii the sure reward mark 42629 hi cods tint seeds mark 43032 i cods torchbearers mari 42125 the disciples may have been con gratulating themselves that truths hidden from the multitude were being revealed to themselves if so the say- irgs of vs 2125 were calculated to correct that complacency if they wexs highly privileged they were thereby under a corresponding obli- gaton lamps are meant to give light to keep to yourselves he truth i have been giving you would be like lighting a lamp and putting it- under thc- upturned bushel the peck measure which was part of the furni ture of even the humblest home v 21 whatever gift it is that ckd bestows upon us a gft of song or speech or skill or capacity or personality or material possessions it is given us not merely for our exclusi use but for the good of others we have light in order that others may seel other wise if our virtues did not go forth from us tie al alike as though we had then not o ijord i am not eloquent ob jected moses exod 4 10 tryieg to hide his light under the bushil of false modesty or fear the man who enjoy the blessings of christianity and at the same time has no use for missions is as hard to understand as the fellow who lights his lamp and puts it under a bed in order to avoid the possibility of misunderstanding the master told them plainly that everything that was bem- expluined to them now private- ly was to b2 given out at the proper time v 22 since they were to be the heralds of his truth they must attend seri ously and carefully to his teaching v 23 prepared hearers as well as prepared preachers are necessary for effective teaching and preaching what we gve r attention to as well as the manner of our attcndig de termine our effective- as gfds torchbearers v 24 slip tie ev lis tened to gossip they said when re cently a notably spiritual and useful woman died her mind had never been poisoned with mental garbage the measure of earnestness we give to hearing determines the measure of truth the master can bestow upon us v 24 the more we have the more we can assimilate v 25 the heart closed to more truth eventually loses the truth it already has ii the sure reward mark 42g29 how like his own work thought jesus as he saw the lonely sower flinging out his seed in the hope that some of it at least would produce a harvest how few they were who re ceived his word in an honest and good heart but jesus himself so perfect ly the chaniel of the fathers will knew that god is behind every earnest showing his word will not return unto him void this parable conveys that heartening truth to all of gods discouratred workers once the farmer sows his seed mys terious forces in thc seed itself and in the soil begin to work together to pro- this parable teaches that in spiritual matters material sire mere r umber j noisy advertising are not thf stan dards by which lmiortance o- succes is measured snail as a giain of mustard iicd v il was a jewish ptoverb a tree was an olj testa ment symbol for the growth an beau ty of ihe agi of gold daniel 4 10 hence the minuteness of the mustard seed compared with its relatively tremendous growth made it a vivid illustration of the expansion of the spiritual kingdom gods tiny seeds this mans utter consecration a mothers prayer a boys imagination aglow with ideals a teachers devo tion are destined to become the tree of gods dominion in the world then scorn not the slightest word or deed nor deem it void of power theres fruit in each windwafted eed that waits its natal hour no act falls friitlss none can tell how vast its power nay be nor what results infolded dwell within it silently dan crawiord said you may count the apples on the tree but who can count the trees in the apples the gospel movement had a small be ginning but today it is a great tree the kingdom which began with jesus and his handful of galilean disciples is now the mightiest foice in the world novel neck line mmm farm queries henry g bell bsa dept of chemistry oac address all letters to farm editor 73 adelaide st west toronto all answers will appear in this column if personal reply is desired enclose stamped and addressed envelope is the history of advertising old as mankind itielf de clares writer in french journal bv helen williams illustrated dressmaking lesson fur nished with every pattern heres a smart new youthful way paris has found to widen tho shoul der line it is a narrow circular flounce placed to simulate a cape youll agree it i3 a cunning idea the legomutton sleeves are inter- duce a harvest v 27 having done esting his part he is to leave tho rest with the smart mousegray shade in i the use of fertilizers part one of a twopart article questions 1 can fertilizers injure the crop 2 13 one analysis ot fertilizer as good as another or what is the best fertilizer for a farm the above are two very common questions that are submitted in one form or another in correspondence or public meetings they are vital ques tions and questions to which ontario farmers can well give thought at the present time it is impossible to ans wer them in full but it is our purpose to submit answers founded on well es tablished facts 1 can fertilizers injure the crop it is possible for fertilizers to injure a crop fertilizers are carriers of concentrated soluble plant food nitro gen phosphoric acid and potash it is a law ot physics that when it strong solution such as a strong mixture of salt and water is separated from a weak solution such as ordinary water by a membrance through which liq can pass thit the tendency is for the weak solution to pass into the strong solution in in endeavor to weaken the strong solution to the same concen tration as the weak solution if the membrane is of such a character that some of the salts of the strong solu tion cannot pass through freely from tils strong solution to the weak solu tion this movement will take place this is one of the great forces th t causes the rise of moisture from roots to leaves in the growing crop it is not the only force that causes this movement but one of the important forces and this is the way it functions as the soil waters bearing salts pass into the root cells the plant takes up salts of various kinds water is going off from the leaves of the plant con tinuously hence the salt solutions in the plant are continually becoming more concentrated somewhat the same way as maple syrup becomes more concentrated as the moisture is driven off this causes continual flow of moisture into the roots of the plant and up through the plant look at the processes of the plant in another way suppose you put a quan tity of concentrated fertilizer in close touch with the root of the plant the salt solution in the concentrated fer tilizer is so strong that the movement is immediately the other way or moisture is drawn out of the root to dilute the concentrated salt solution of the fertilizer in this case the crop wilts and sometimes dies in other business advertising a rowcrfu factor in world economic is general ly thought of as an outcome of m r- j era times however paul popper words the fertilizers have injured the in revue de3 mouats leipzig crr- growlng crop of course the whole rects this erroneous idea by the fol- fault is in the placing of the fertilizers j lowing facts he wris if they had been mixed with the soil the art ot advertising for adver- before the plant was set or the seed tising is au art is as old as man- was dropped the soil waters would have kind itself our cultivated clasej diluted the solution so that it would are ignorant of the fact that priml- have been weaker than the solution tlve mural carvings rerresent ns inside the plant roots in which case j scenes from lite has been discover the plant would take up the fertilizers j ei j the prehistoric cave dwellings and benefit materially by them the 0i man let us look at a few ex- point 13 that fertilizers help the crop j am of tho application of this if they are properly applied do not artistic selling through the centuries place the fertilizer immediately around j the most primitive and moit dif the seed or the seed immediately on j f system of presenting an artl top of the fertilizer j c to the public is that of crying another way in which fertilizers can p cries have abounded a at injure the crop is by applying the strange as it may seem wrong type of plant food in an effort ev6n nowadays in a time of complie to help the crop we know of au in- advertising systems this prnil stance where an oat field on a heavy j tjve rorm or publicity is still pre clay soil was largely spoiled by the ierre addition of 5st fertilizer this ferj written advertisements were alst tilizer is suited to a rapidly growing mucll j vogue in ancient times aud root crop such as potatoes or sugar i ioremost among these placards and beets the nitrogen applied in a posters the excavations of pompeii medium application of 5s7 fertilizer i gi amp evidence of this fact bo- is altogether too much for an oat crop- s offering the proof ot a flourish- on a clay loam soil in practice it i iug advertising organization produces far too much straw the oat before a butchers shop is a sign- crop needs the emphasis to be laid on l0aru on which live hams are re phosphoric acid 01210 or 2126 1r0 an another ancient shop- superphosphate would have been ln shows a butcher in the act ol finitely better to apply to oats than 3elling 5s7 these are practical points that j in the berlin museum there is a the farmer should know in purchasing i marb h found at pompeii fertilizers theseare practical points ui very llke s6 as the slgi that the manufacturer should know in q somc ml house it shows selling fertilizers u farmers three naked gir standing near an 2 is one analysis of fertilizer s- la who j se under th good as another or what is the best j rellet ar ulc words to the three fertilizer for a farm sistei certainly one analysis of fertilizer to bo effective is not universally good for all crops bj striking a showy a gold hay or fodder crops require an em- j en w was known long ago phasis on nitrogen while grain crops y comica advertisement of tho six require little nitrogen but consider- temlth cen shows two conjuren able phosphoric acid and root eroi3 strivhl by strange attitudes and per- require a fair amount of nitrogen with attl tne attention high potash with the exception of tur- ec buyers nips which require high phosphate and thj gixtce century every medium to low nitrogen and potash w qr single husiuessman strovt then there is tho differences in soil i t0 a public attention by some sandy soils require a different fertil- j advertisement doctors ped- izer to clay soils that tend to be ex- ag0 etc all had their own husi- cecdingly rich in organic matter such ness the most famous i3 cer as muck soils the fertilizer analysis ta that of a teacher of penman- should be suited both to the special sb painted by holbein needs of the crop aud to supplement- t1 business sigu of gersaint the ing the soils where their characters- j art is the work ot tho well- known french painter watteau even goethe exercised his skill aa tic weaknesses show up next week the following questions are answered 1 can fertilizers iu- jure the soil 2 can i lose or gain money by using fertilizers under pre sent conditions nature that is sleep and rise night and day in the human leart there is a spark of the divine a possible responsiveness which constitutes the appropriate environment in which truth takes root said an old chris tian gentleman to a young discour aged teacher of a class of boys your work will tell some day every growing plant v 28 is a lesson in patience its perfection is that of gradual development not of complete attainment one does not expect the full corn at the greenblade stage nor th wisdom and spiritual maturity of an old christian in a young believer an old head on young shoulders every growing plant is also a ground for courage it is a silent witness to tho presence in hu man life of spiritual processes work ing slowly silently mysteriously but surely in gods good timo some heart will sing the harvest song the kingdom may be tarrying long but every faithful sowing is bringing it nearer iii gods tiny seeds mark 13032 tho disciples like most of us were impressed with bigness they wuld bo tempted always to judge the great ness of jesus vkingdom by the meagre results of his work so far rabbits hair woolen made the orig inal model fuschiared buttons and suede belt accented a color note it is very effective too with the deep shoulder yoke as in miniature view with the flounce omitted style no 3266 is designed for sizes 14 13 18 20 years 36 and 38 inches bust siz 16 requires 2 yards 54inch how to order patterns write your name jnd address plain ly giving number and size of such patterns as you want enclose 15c in stamps or coin coin preferred wrap it carefully for each number and address your order to wilson pattern service 73 west adelaide st toronto bees spread plant disease washington bees wandering from flower to flower will transmit the bac teria that cause fire blight a plant dis ease eays drs a l pierstorff and howard lamb ot ohio agriculutral experiment station masquerade who will join the masquerade and dance the dull night gaily through your dreams are made as good as new beforo the nights last spangles fade and you shall lose your heait once more ere the grey dawn lias closed tho door gipsies clowns and columbines shepherdess and cavalier- carnival makes merry here lanterns glow in colored lines whos your partner can you guess all in masks and fancy dress music haunts the frosty air hero is laughter here is bliss here are ruby lips to kiss here you may forget dull care here though joy seemed on tho wane you may fall in love again but fortune is a fickle jade and you may find to your surprise familiar mocking loving eye3 sparkling through the masquerade and though you fall in love once more she may be one you loved before is in london answers some butterflies hibernate after reaching full growth although a large percentage of moths and butterflies winter as chry- saltds and most of the rest of them as caterpillars or in the egg stage there are a few exceptions th hiber- tho real object of the drama is the f sff iui th exhlbition of the human character- k cloak butterfly is a notable macaulay 1 am of thls large scale ontario maps for sports and campers the new orillia map sheet issued by the topographical survey ottawa shows on a large scale the district of ontario from the northern part of lake simcoe past lake couchiching and sparrow lake to the southern part of muskoka and from the trent canal on the southeast to the georg ian bay on the northwest it ad joins the muskoka sheet which lie immediately north ot it these two maps together with the parry sound and byng inlet sheets already pub lished and tho suudridge sheet which is expected at an early date include a part of ontario famed far and wide for the facilities which it offers for sport and recreation tho southern part of the area mapped is a well settled agricultural community but the northern part is practically all covered with forest not being suited to agriculture in the northeast corner the land rise to slightly over 1000 feet above sea level as compared with the main elevation of georgian bay and lake huron of 5s1 feet fish aud game are plentiful particularly in the northern part of the area the township of longford partly shown on the map is owned by a group who are making of it a more or less private gam preserve known aa the longford reserve toronto mall and empire what sort of a chap is a sign painter creating in his spara time labels for his wines famous painters such as hogarth and men zel applied their talent in the adver tising field the following is an example of the strange aspects advertising may as sume and happened in an english colony towards the end ot the last century a criminal had been condemned tj death early in the morning of the day set for the execution ha was visited by the representative of chocolate firm who handed the death- candidate a cheque for 500 pounds payable to his heirs at the vary moment of the execution the criminal cried out loud enough that all the bystanders could hear ml of you present hear and marit my words the best chocolate is th chocolate ot williamson and co drop in idle getting aid cheers french ministry paris although unemployment in france is not as grave as in some other nations it remains one of tlis outstanding problems to be dealt with by the government during 0x9 coming year in view of what has been accom plished during the last x monllm however tho ministry of lado l optimistic and no small item in thu optimism is the decrease in the nunv her of idle receiving state and other aid the total january 1 was 265000 against 315000 for the same date last ye reforms by albert dallmior labor minister since june 1 1334 have been hailed generally as re sponsible for a steady improvement jean fred jill well when we were ouitlon of the jobless these together last night the lights went itt l 0h out and he spent the rest of the evening repairing the switch mutt and jeff by bud fisher a kindhearted customer hutt awt x abo pickiud up a urn chamc cawtinq soitcmel am bags for tmiei awt oco cemttekaftkll hcrti a prc4pectle cujtom4ft j reforms are briefly as temporary suspension of the 180- day rule under which jobless recelr ed the dole for that period only tall- g then on the mercy of charuab organizations extension ot relief to ss wlo only part of the time appropriation of funds to help mua cipautios giving aid to idle employment and extension of the dou to independent as well as hired workers tho charitable organizations wuicb gave relief after tbt idle had- w aided by the state over the isoday period were also subsidized by th government which under edouard horriot sot out to eliminate tuli wasteful comphcitlon in tho re ol program at presant only a lit li moro than 400 jobless aro now recclt- ing holp at the bands of these la stitutions an atlas silk moth found in aala haj wing3 twele inches aenm